Leading Top Management Teams
Objectives
The
specific objectives of the curricular unit are:
1.Understand
the role of top leaders and the teams of which they are part
2.Discuss
the role of top leadership in organisational governance processes
This
curricular unit has the following objectives:
•Present
the specific characteristics of strategic leadership
•Discuss
the paradoxes of managing top teams
•Analyse
the paradoxical challenges inherent to the leadership of strategic teams
•Discuss
and broaden students' knowledge
about what makes
teams tick, and
how agile teams outperform structurally rigid teams.
General characterization
Code
14227
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Miguel Pina e Cunha
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese | English
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Berti, M.,
Simpson, A.V., Cunha,
M.P. & Clegg,
S. (2021). Elgar
introduction to organizational paradox theory.Edward Elgar.
Cunha
et al. (2021). Paradoxes of power and leadership.London: Routledge
Gino,
F., & Cable, D. (2020). Coaching your team through uncertain times. Harvard
Business Review Digital Article, April 24.
Eisenhardt,
K. M., Kahwajy, J. L., & LJ III, B. (1997). How management teams can have a
good fight.Harvard business review,75(4),77-86.
Hamel,
G. (2009). Moon shots for management. Harvard Business Review, 87(2), 91-98.
Hamel,
G., & Zanini, M. (2020). Humanocracy. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review
Press.
Ibarra,
H., & Scoular, A. (2019). The leader as coach. Harvard Business Review,
November—December, 111-119.
Teaching method
.
Class
.
Group discussion
.
Case studies
.
Self-assessments
.
Exercises
. Discussion of assigned readingsThe session will include a more explanatory part combined with self-reflection and group work exercises. Short educational videos will also be used to inform the extended discussion in the classroom.
Evaluation method
The assessment will be:
Final Individual Essay -50%.
Group work -50%
Subject matter
Organisations
in a changing world
The
strategic leadership -or the leadership of the organisation
The
role of the management team
Internal
dynamics of top management teams
Understanding
top management team dynamics
Paradoxes
of top management teams